The largest giant squid ever found weighed 3,629 kg [8,000 lbs].

They have sharp, parrot-like beaks and three hearts.

A giant squid's eye can be as big as a beach ball, and they have the largest eyes in all of the animal kingdom.

They move through the water by contracting their bodies. Water shoots from a funnel beneath the squid’s eyes, propelling it forward or back.

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